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Definition of 'bramble'

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bramble

(bræmbəl )
Word forms: plural brambles
countable noun [usually plural]
Brambles are wild prickly bushes that produce blackberries.
I became caught in the brambles.
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Word Frequency

bramble in British

(ˈbræmbəl )
noun
1. 
any of various prickly herbaceous plants or shrubs of the rosaceous genus Rubus, esp the blackberry
See also stone bramble
2. Scottish
a. 
a blackberry
b. 
(as modifier)
bramble jelly
3. 
any of several similar and related shrubs
verb (intransitive)
4. 
to gather blackberries
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Derived forms
brambly (ˈbrambly)
  adjective
Word origin of 'bramble'
Old English brǣmbel; related to Old Saxon brāmal, Old High German brāmo
Word Frequency

bramble in American

(ˈbræmbəl ; bramˈbəl)
noun
1. 
any of a genus (Rubus) of generally prickly shrubs of the rose family, as the raspberry, blackberry, or dewberry
2. 
any prickly shrub or vine
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Derived forms
brambly (ˈbrambly)
  adjective
Word origin of 'bramble'
ME brembel < OE bræmel < brom, broom

Example sentences containing 'bramble'

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There have also been reports of apple trees and brambles coming into blossom. Times, Sunday Times (2015)It was tipping it down and we had to clear all the trees and brambles to get access. The Sun (2009)They evidently find the densely planted crop a satisfactory alternative to the nettles and brambles that they generally build in. Times, Sunday Times (2006)The males will soon be building nests in the brambles and tall nettles at the foot of the farmyard hedges. Times, Sunday Times (2006)One theory was that the pair had tumbled from a ledge down a cliff face partially covered with trees and brambles. Times, Sunday Times (2009)I wanted to grow brambles and ivy around it so it looked like a ruined castle '. Times, Sunday Times (2012)The odds against bringing it back upstream, through the tangle of brambles and nettles and against such a flow, were minuscule. Times, Sunday Times (2007)HOW can I get rid of brambles and nettles? The Sun (2015)

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Trends of 'bramble'

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Nearby words of 'bramble'

  • braky
  • braless
  • Bramante
  • bramble
  • bramble jelly
  • brambling
  • brame

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Related Terms of 'bramble'

  • bramble jelly
  • stone bramble

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Definition of bramble from the Collins English Dictionary

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